Dr Gyal Lo at UN Human Rights Council: Tibetan Rights, Religion and Culture Threatened Amid China’s Interference in Dalai Lama Succession

10 months ago

For my generation, and for generations of Tibetans before and after mine, His Holiness the Dalai Lama is not only our spiritual leader, but he is  the living symbol of the Tibetan nation.

He is the link to our history – to an independent Tibet where Tibetans lived in freedom and as masters of our own destiny – and to our ancient Tibetan culture and identity with more than four thousand years of civilization.

He is also the embodiment of Tibetans hope for a brighter future – to a time when Tibet will be free from colonial rule. 

While it is forbidden to display his photograph, or to listen to his teachings, and ...

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